BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of February 13, 2007
A
special joint meeting with the City of Stevenson was held at 8:20 a.m. on
Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver
Avenue in Stevenson, with Commissioners
The meeting recessed at 8:45 a.m., Monday, February 12,
2007 and reconvened at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the
Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue in Stevenson, with
Commissioners
The Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) and surplus of County-owned
real estate, with no action taken.
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,
February 13, 2007 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue
in Stevenson, with Commissioners
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried
unanimously to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of February
6, 2007.
2. Request for proposals &
qualifications for architectural consulting services to update a space needs
assessment, and prepare final design and bid documents for Rock Creek Community
Services center Project, set deadline to receive proposals for 4:00 PM Friday
March 30, 2007, set date to open proposals for 10:10 AM Tuesday, April 3, 2007.
3. Set public hearing for 11:15
AM Thursday, March 1, 2007 to consider Supplemental Budget #4 for 2006 to
supplement budgets for various department funds due to unanticipated
expenditures and revenues unknown at the time of passing the 2006 budget.
4. Resolution 2007-02
distribution 2006 of federal forest fund
receipts from Treasurer's Trust.
5. Resolution 2007-09
appointing
6. Agreement with Military Dept
to provide public assistance for repairs and response to the November 2006
flood event.
7. Agreement with Washington
Gorge Action Programs for subrecipient of Community Development Block Grant
funds to provide public services to low-and moderate-income persons within Skamania
& Klickitat Counties.
8. Collection agreement with
USDA Forest Service Gifford Pinchot National Forest for operations,
maintenance, repair & improvements of shared infrastructure systems at Wind
River Site.
9. Interlocal agreement with
City of Stevenson for the promotion of events in Stevenson to attract tourists.
10. Agreement with Dept of
Ecology for grant funding for Instream Flow Part B, Western WRIA 29-Wind River.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to ratify the Chair’s signing of the Piper Road Slide and Rock Creek
Mitigation.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried
unanimously to ratify the Chair’s signing of contracts with Fred Newman
Logging, Inc.; Jefferson Excavation; Gail Collins Construction, LLC; and Wind
River Logging Company for the deepening and widening of Rock Creek due to the
Piper Road landslide activity.
Chris
Hughey, Stevenson Community Librarian advised of a grant writing workshop at Stevenson
Library on Friday, March 9, 2007 sponsored by Fort Vancouver Regional Library
and the Nonprofit Network.
Heidi
Wear advised of concern with potential development in Section 20 on the West
Fork of the Washougal River and requested a 20-acre zoning for the area.
Tod LeFevre, Public Works Director/County Engineer gave an update on
the Piper Road landslide and the deepening and widening of Rock Creek.
The
2006 Annual Report and an update on the Wind River Public Development Authority
(PDA) was presented by Peggy Bryan, Economic Development Director and Tom
Linde, PDA Chair.
The
meeting recessed at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2007 and reconvened at
9:40 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2007, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson
and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Public
Works to discuss the Piper Road/Rock Creek landslide, with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning
and Community Development to discuss the draft comprehensive plan text, and
draft Swift Subarea text, slide area, draft storm water utility district,
milfoil, Salmon Falls Park and Ride expansion project, Black Bear software
program, draft letter regarding Carson Creek, and Westend Section 20, with no
action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2007 and reconvened at
1:25 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree
present.
The Board met in executive session regarding
personnel from 1:25 p.m. until 1:55 p.m., with no action taken.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to approve a memorandum of
agreement with Evergreen Forest County Group to serve as a Washington, D.C.
government relation’s advisor to Skamania County.
The
meeting recessed at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2007 and reconvened at
10:05 a.m. Thursday, February 15, 2007, with Commissioners Richardson and
Tolfree present.
Walt
Loehrke, Columbia River Gorge Commission (CRGC) member reported on the CRGC
meeting of February 13, 2007. Discussion
included Celilo Falls Exhibit, development in the Gorge, Broughton project,
budget, Plan amendments, and by-law changes.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve 13th month vouchers for the period ending
December 31, 2006 in the total amount of $10,334.74.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending February 15, 2007 in
the total amount of $122,121.97.
Greg
Cox, National Scenic Area (NSA) Administrative and Natural Resource Manager
reported on National Scenic Area Forest Service. Discussion included Salmon Falls Trail
System, bicyclists on Forest Service trails, Upper Wind River Road, and
development in Skamania County.
The
meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m. Thursday, February 15, 2007.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON